Playground apparatus



Oct. 10, 1933.

J. F. PATTERSON PLAYGROUND APPARATUS Filed Feb. 24, 1950 Maw "5l 52 50 a6 29 g5 a Ulu E Q 40 tween the central support l and the supporting 5@ tric relation to the central post l as shown.

Patented Get. 10, i933 l, l p A. Y

sTAres earner ortica PLAYGRQUND APPARATUS James FPatterscn, vSan Jose, Calif. Application February 24, 1930. serial N0. 430,869

7 claims.` (o1. 272-60) VIt is one object oi the'invention to provide a ing, in eiiect, ytwo, horizontally disposed Wheels structure of the character indicated that will not with their spokes out or" alignment. y y only enable children` to climb readily thereover At 19, 20, 2l, 23 is a structure similar to and therethrough whereby to satisfy their natural 9-13 and 1& 18 and spaced, in present case, E inclination to climb, but that will also enable about two feet above the parts lli-18 with thel (50i tl :in to compete with each other in travelling radial members 13 ordnet with relation to meInover parallel courses on annular paths spaced bers 14 in the manner and to the same a distance from the ground. degree that members le are eilset with relation It is also an object of the invention to provide to member 9; n v a structure of the character indicated-that offers 4In viewing the structure from above the radial V6.5

equal facilities for a variety of exercises for members 9,16.. and 19 appear equally spaced while children of varying ages and sizes. y the annular bars 13, 13 and 23 are in alignment, In the drawing: On the topmost limbing bar 23 are mounted Figure 1 is a plan view ot one-half of a strucvertical supports 2li surmounted by an annular l5 ture einbodyingmy invention. hand bar 25. 70i Figure 2 is an elevation of the structure part The methods of playpermitted by a structure broken away. oi this type are varied. Children naturally move Figure 3 is a perspective illustration of a poralong curved lines or in circles when at play,l and tion ci the structure to show the relative posiby arranging the uprigbts in a circle they may 2C tions of the radial bars. follow their natural i; lination to run around 75 Figure 4 is a plan view or one-half of another the structure climb upon it at any point. embodiment of the invention. When mounted upon bar 3 they may walk around v Figure 5 is a vertical transverse section the structure by grasping the upper parts with through one-half of the structure indicated in ltheir hands, or they may climb vertically to bars 25 Figure '4a. l 9 and 10, or they may climb along bars y9 to the 8l):

In eieoting my invention I provide a central center post l. v vertically positioned support 1 seated in a con- A child on bar S may :nove toward the center crete base 2. At 3 are shown a plurality oi` of the structure and crawl around in a circle on equally spaced vertical supports arranged in a bar 13, orhe may angularly and in a circle Vcircle about support l and in concentric relation to bars lll and 19 and thence to hand bar 25. 85;1 thereto, each of these supports being setin a In addition to its particular advantages for concrete base i. Secured to these supports 3 in climbing, this structure provides a maximum of any suitable manner as by bolts 5 are vertically efliciency with a minimum of material and labor spaced annular tie and supporting members 5a costs, and permits the radial members to be used 35 8, 'l and 3, each memberlying in a horizontal as trapeze bars since no one is directly over anplane and completely encircling the supports 3 as other. shown. k In the form of the invention shown in Figures At 9 are shown a plurality of radial members, 4 and 5, the single Ac-c-ntral support l is omitted in the present case leight in number, inserted beand an annular struc/tur@ iS lGYGi/fled Ol" the Support of t; e inner ends of the radial members 9, 95-A rIhis structure comprises vertical members 3 which are likewise eight in number. le, .and 1,9. The radial members 9 are, in the present case, supports as 26 and horizontal tie members 27, spaced about eighteen inches from the tie 5a and 28, 29 ccncentrically arranged relative to the lie in a common horizontal plane, each radial*V outer structure 3-3 and forming a central well 45 Vmember being secured to the central post l by '30.w Any desired num v means of the collar l0 and any suitable fastening bars may be carried across the wellas indicated means as 11, and to the member 6 at its outer at 31 and 32. Y end by a boltv as 12. ,An annular climbing bar 13 Additional, climbing iacilities are provided by is mounted on the radial members 9 lin concenthis construction since children may Climb up Yand down and around the center of the apparalee The parts 14 to i8, inclusive, are duplicates of tus as well as its Outside, and eXceptOnal 0pthe parts 9-13 and are similarly arranged in a portunity isoifered for so arranging thel cross horizontal plane spaced some two feet above bars as 31, whereby they may be freely used them, but the radial members 14 are oiiset rela` as trapeze bars. tive to the corresponding parts 9-below, and be Each of these embodiments or" the invention 1l@ ber of theradial climbing 1GB permits a child to travel aboutA continuously in a circle Without interference, either by reaching from one radial bar to the next or by grasping an upper radial bar and swinging from one lower radial bar to the next one in the same horizontal plane.

It is to be understood, of course, that While I have herein shown and described but one specific einbodirnent or the invention, changes in forrn, construction, and method of assembly may be made'within the scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A playground apparatus comprising, a central support, a plurality of angularly disposed supports concentrically positioned relative to the central support, vertically spaced members connecting the angularly disposed supports, and radially disposed bars connecting the central support and the annular structure.

2. A playground apparatus comprising, a central support, an annular structure including spaced vertical supports and vertically spaced horizontally disposed connecting bars concentrically arranged relative to the central support, and vertically spaced horizontally disposed radial bars connecting the central support and the surrounding structure.

` 3. A playground apparatus comprising, a ceny tral vertical support, an annular structure ine. A playground apparatus comprising, a central vertical support, an annular structure including spaced vertical supports and vertically spaced horizontally disposed connecting bars conoentrically arranged relative to the central support, a plurality of series of vertically spaced horizontally disposed radial bars connecting the central support and the surrounding structure, and an annular bar mounted upon each series on radial bars in concentric relation to the central bar and spaced therefrom.

5. A playground apparatus comprising, a central vertical support, a plurality of series of vertically spaced and horizontally disposed radially arranged climbing bars mounted thereon, supporting means for the outer ends or" the radial bars, the radial bars of each series being oiTset with respect to the corresponding bars of adjoining series whereby to provide an annularly diagonal climbing sequence.

6. A playground apparatus comprising, a plurality of series oit vertically spaced andhorizontally disposed radially arrangedv climbing 1cars, the radial of each series being offset With respect to the corresponding bars of adjoining series whereby to provide an annularly diagonal climbing sequence, and supporting means for the inner and outer portions of the several series.

7. A playground apparatus comprising, an annular central support forming a Well, an annular outer supporting structure, and radially disposed bars disposed in vertically spaced horizontal planes mounted on said supports.

JAMES r. PATTERSON. 

